Service Lead - Donor Family Care, Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation, NHSBT.

Joined November 2016
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As we start organ donation week 🩷I attended a special memorial yesterday organised by @DonorFamilyNetw Overwhelming stories from donor families & transplant recipients highlighting how amazing & important organ donation is. Please register your decision organdonation.nhs.uk/registe…
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Gave blood today at Birtley local village hall, the session staff were amazing! Super efficient and friendly. Do your bit everyone and support national blood week ❀️my.blood.co.uk/sign-up/?inte…
🩸 It’s #NationalBloodWeek, a chance to celebrate one of the country’s biggest volunteering forces: all our donors! To every single person who has donated blood with the NHS – THANK YOU. Your selfless acts help save and improve lives across the nation every day. ❀️
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Such a wonderful emotional day yesterday at the @NorthernODST organ donation remembrance service. Thanksgiving to all donors and donor families 🩷true real life heroes 🩷 @NHSBT @NHSOrganDonor
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AMAZING donors and their brave families for supporting organ donation. True heroes, truly inspiring & im honoured to do the work I do 🩷 @NHSOrganDonor #organdonationweek
It's #OrganDonationWeek, and we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Organ Donor Register! More than 100,000 lives have been saved over the last 30 years thanks to the generosity of organ donors and their families. Register your decision ➑️ orlo.uk/zQLl0
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
The 48 hour countdown for #turnthepeakspink has BEGUN!!! This is going to be spectacular… keep a look out πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– @NHSOrganDonor @NHSBT @northwestodst @DrAndyDrummond
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2 weeks to go until we turn the peaks pink to celebrate the end of organ donation week 🩷 did a little practice walk today in the beautiful sunshine and with my gorgeous boy Champ 🐢🩷anyone climbing Scafell Pike, let me know 🩷@NHSOrganDonor
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The Donor Family Care Service had a lovely day supporting families at the Walton Willow memorial event last week. A celebration for the amazing organ donors from The Walton Centre. Such a beautiful day of reflection & remembrance. Thank you @CathEllis93 @OMG_NHS @jeanettefoley12
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Doing my bit @NHSBT @GiveBloodNHS
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DFCS EDI Champions attending the OTDT & Clinical Services EDI Conference in Birmingham
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Very privileged to have been able to attend an Order of St John ceremony last week on behalf of the Donor Family Care Service with @NorthernODST such brave & inspiring donor families ❀️
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We’re wishing good luck 🀞 to everyone taking part in the World Transplant Winter Games in Bormio, Italy! Team GB and NI has the largest team, we can’t wait to cheer you on when the action starts on Sunday. ⛷️ #WTWG2024 @WTGF1
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
22 Feb 2024
With an impressive squad of 44 participants, Team GBNI are ready to bring their A-game and showcase their spirit for #transplant sport at the #wtwg2024. Let's show some cheer as they prepare to make their mark #poweredbythegiftoflife @TransplantSport
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
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HOWAY NEWCASTLE! πŸ‘Š #NEWMCI // #NUFC
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Wow, what an amazing #OrganDonationWeek!! πŸ€— It's been brilliant to see the UK go pink in every way possible, and more people confirm their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register. πŸ“· Here's a selection of our favourite photos.

ALT A Gif quickly flicks through 20 photos captured during Organ Donation Week, featuring buildings lit up pink and people wearing pink at events across the country.

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Do your kids know your wishes about organ donation? we had some fun discussing it today. Takes 2 minutes to register your wishes & share with loved onesπŸ’—do something great today organdonation.nhs.uk/registe… πŸ’—@NHSOrganDonor @DonorFamilyNetw #OrganDonationWeek
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
Did you know that several people can benefit from just one organ donor? Listen to families who came to our Walton Willow gift of life event this year sharing their stories. Watch the full video here: orlo.uk/9re0x @NHSOrganDonor #organdonation #ODW23
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What could be more special than attending The Gift of Life Memorial with wonderful donor families & recipients at the start of Organ Donation week. Such a beautiful event, full of recognition, remembrance & reflection πŸ’œthank you @DonorFamilyNetw @Nat_Mem_Arb @NHSOrganDonor πŸ’—
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
Missing the transplant family already? Join us at our annual thanksgiving event on 17th September at 1pm @Nat_Mem_Arb Email info@donorfamilynetwork.co.uk to let us know you there will be joining us! There will be cake πŸŽ‚ πŸ’œ πŸ¦‹ @NHSOrganDonor
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Kay Sybenga retweeted
We would be nowhere without our Donor Families. Also, Collabarating with NHSBTs Ambassador Programme where @sandi_sund is leading on amazing work. Not forgetting the hard work of our Donor Family Care service is everything! @NHSOrganDonor @WHBTG @Bex_Cla_ke
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